Behind The Scenes – Making Science Accessible | Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey

National Geographic Channel presents an

National Geographic Channel presents an exclusive deeper dive into cosmos cosmos

exclusive deeper dive into cosmos cosmos

exclusive deeper dive into cosmos cosmos does not aspire to adulterate the

does not aspire to adulterate the

does not aspire to adulterate the science to make it easier to understand

science to make it easier to understand

science to make it easier to understand or to dumb it down the science here is

or to dumb it down the science here is

or to dumb it down the science here is solid and it’s presented in a way that

solid and it’s presented in a way that

solid and it’s presented in a way that hopefully will challenge the audience we

hopefully will challenge the audience we

hopefully will challenge the audience we had to determine how can we take

had to determine how can we take

had to determine how can we take learning and turn it into an adventure

learning and turn it into an adventure

learning and turn it into an adventure so we develop these kind of production

so we develop these kind of production

so we develop these kind of production techniques that aren’t generally brought

techniques that aren’t generally brought

techniques that aren’t generally brought together animation visual effects

together animation visual effects

together animation visual effects documentary filmmaking to take you on a

documentary filmmaking to take you on a

documentary filmmaking to take you on a journey to help you discover who you are

journey to help you discover who you are

journey to help you discover who you are and why you are I think more so than

and why you are I think more so than

and why you are I think more so than just about any other show on TV today

just about any other show on TV today

just about any other show on TV today cosmos has an obligation to get the

cosmos has an obligation to get the

cosmos has an obligation to get the science right and one of the biggest

science right and one of the biggest

science right and one of the biggest challenges on the show is to make sure

challenges on the show is to make sure

challenges on the show is to make sure that all of these visual effects

that all of these visual effects

that all of these visual effects sequences are done with the level of

sequences are done with the level of

sequences are done with the level of scientific accuracy as well as being

scientific accuracy as well as being

scientific accuracy as well as being visually very stunning and beautiful one

visually very stunning and beautiful one

visually very stunning and beautiful one of the larger challenges with the

of the larger challenges with the

of the larger challenges with the animation was making sure that the

animation was making sure that the

animation was making sure that the research was accurate that we were using

research was accurate that we were using

research was accurate that we were using that you just kind of take for granted

that you just kind of take for granted

that you just kind of take for granted when you watched a historical recreation

when you watched a historical recreation

when you watched a historical recreation of something we actually had them create

of something we actually had them create

of something we actually had them create some of the experiments using props that

some of the experiments using props that

some of the experiments using props that they then shot and then we would then

they then shot and then we would then

they then shot and then we would then incorporate their shots into our

incorporate their shots into our

incorporate their shots into our animation so that it was as accurate as

animation so that it was as accurate as

animation so that it was as accurate as humanly possible well I’m not a

humanly possible well I’m not a

humanly possible well I’m not a scientist so our goal in cosmos was to

scientist so our goal in cosmos was to

scientist so our goal in cosmos was to impart a whole of these insights about

impart a whole of these insights about

impart a whole of these insights about the universe as you’re going on this

the universe as you’re going on this

the universe as you’re going on this journey but also to communicate it so

journey but also to communicate it so

journey but also to communicate it so that someone like me could understand it

that someone like me could understand it

that someone like me could understand it so you don’t even notice that it’s

so you don’t even notice that it’s

so you don’t even notice that it’s happening but after it’s over you feel

happening but after it’s over you feel

happening but after it’s over you feel empowered

empowered

empowered more aware of who we are in the cosmos